Window provision-box.



' E. VON VARGYAS & L. BARTO'K.

WINDOW PROVISION BOX.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.19, 1912. 1,084,770, Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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m ATTOR EV I E. VON VARGYAS & L.

BARTO'K.

WINDOW PROVISION BOX.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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TED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE VON VARGYAS AND LADISLAUS BARTOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; SAID VON VARGYAS ASSIGNOR T0 SAID BAR'ICK.

WINDOW PROVISION-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EUGENE VON Vanc- YAS and LADISLAUS BAn'rox, subjects of the King of Hungary, and residents of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVindow Provision-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to provision boxes, and more particularly to that type which is adapted to be attached to the outer surface of a window frame.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a provision box of this character which is adapted to be mounted upon the window frame in such a manner as not to interfere with the admission of light and air into the room.

Another object of the invention is to secure the provision box in such a manner upon the window frame that it can be readily swung within easy reach when it is desired to remove some or all of the articles of food therefrom or to replenish the supply to be kept therein.

A further object of the invention is to furnish means which hold the provision box both in its outer position in parallel relation to the wall of the building and in its inner position when swung into the window frame.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a provision box which is simple in construction, eflicient in operation, and which can be manufactured on a commercial scale, or in other words which is not so difficult to produce as to be beyond the reasonable cost of such an article.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claim Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Gne of the many possible embodiments of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 19, 1912.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

Serial No. 737,662.

the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the outer surface of a building wall and a window frame with the provision box, forming the subject mattcr of the present application, mounted thereon; Fig. 2 is a similar elevation of said window frame from inside with the provision box swung into the window frame; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the provision box; and Fig. 4 is a section taken on line I- I, on an enlarged scale, of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a window frame of any suitable construction, in which the sashes 1.1, 11 are slidably arranged in the usual manner.

The provision box is denoted by the numeral 12, and may be in the form of a receptacle of any suitable type and construction, its size varying according to the requirements, and its material being selected so as to give a light construction. This receptacle consists, preferably, of a rear wall 13, a front wall 14, sides 15, 15, a bottom piece 16, and a top 17, the latter slanting from the said rear wall toward the said front wall. In the front wall is formed an opening 18, preferably oblong, such opening being closed by a door 19, which is fastened by hinges 20, 20 to the box, and provided with a locking device 21 of any suitable construction. An upwardly extending lug 22 is disposed in the plane of the front wall at the upper edge thereof, for a purpose hereinafter to be described. The box may be'divided by a plurality of shelves 22', conveniently disposed to hold the articles which it is desired to keep.

The box now described is attached to horizontal bars 23, 23, which extend throughout the width of the box and are held upon the rear wall thereof by screws 24, 01' any other suitable fastening means. One end of each bar extends beyond one of the sides of the box, and is provided with a knuckle or eye 25. These knuckles are drawn over pintles 26, 26, which are fixedly attached to a support 27, preferably, in the form of a plate, which is held by screws 28, 28, or their equivalents, upon the outer face of one of the vertical portions of the window frame.

A stay-bar 29 is pivoted at 30 to the box, its free end being hook-shaped, as clearly shown at 31. This hook is adapted to engage an eye-screw 32 upon the lower horizontal portion of the window frame.

In use, the support 27 is mounted upon the window frame in such a manner that the" outer surface of the bottom piece 16 of the box is arranged in the plane of the upper face of the lower horizontal port-ion of the window frame, whereby the box will rest upon the window frame when swung from the position shown in Fig. 1 into the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Normally the rear wall 13 of the box abuts against the outer face :of the building Wall, the hook 31 being then in engagement with the eye-screw 32. Due to this engagement, the provision box will beheld securely in its outer position, and will not interfere with the admission of air and light to the room. Inasmuch as the top of theibox slant-s from its .rear wall toward its front wall, rain or snow cannot collect-thereon.

\Vhen it is desired .to-remwe some or all of the articles from the box, or to replenish thesupply, the lower window sash is raised, the hook 31 of the stay-bar is disengaged from the eye-screw 32, and a pull exertedon said stay-bar, whereby the .box will swing around the pintles 26 into the window frame to rest thereon in the manner .a-bove described. By lowering the said window sash until it engages the top 17 of the box, the lug'22, in cooperation with the lower rail of said window ,sash, will eflectivelyprevent a surface of one of the vertical portions thereof, the rear wall .of said receptacle abutting normally.against the building wall, coacting means upon said window frame and said receptacle for holding the latter in such abutting position, the topof said receptacle slanting from its rear wall toward its front, said receptacle being adapted to be swung into said window frame, -and an ,upwardly extending lug upon the front wall of said receptacle, the rear face of said lug being :adapted to contact with one of the window sashes when the latter is lowered .onto :the top of said receptacle, whereby the latter is .kept against movement both :directions.

Signed-at New Yorlgin the county-50f New Yorlga-nd State-of New York, this 14th .day

of December, A. D. 1 912.

EUGENE VQON VARGYAS. LADISLAUS Baa-120K. Witnesses SIGMUND HERZOG, S. BIRNBAUM.

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Washington, 10. t3. 

